How to keep the sound minimalist as well as fresh and exciting. Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale got together as the Milk Carton Kids over ten years ago and are six studio albums into their successful […]
The Kids have grown up without losing what made them in the first place. The Milk Carton Kids have had quite a degree of success with their brand of stripped-down contemporary folk, releasing seven studio albums […]
From Paul Brady to The Clancy Brothers Irish folk music is a very obvious influence. Trapper Schoepp is over ten years into his career which got a boost in 2019 when he gained a co-write for […]
Arhoolie Records laid the foundation for the appreciation of American roots music. Chris Strachwitz, folklorist, musicologist and founder of Arhoolie Records died on 7th May from heart failure. There is no way of knowing how many […]
His songs reflect his personal experiences and love of Canada, but his music travelled the world. Gordon Lightfoot died on Monday, 1st May, in a Toronto hospital of undisclosed causes, having worked actively until 2022. It […]
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